Monkey, Get Over Here and Get Scolded!

The sealing was over, and the weakened Kushina gasped for air.

"It really works!"

Hashirama, proficient in Yang Release and medical ninjutsu, quickly understood Kushina's condition.

Although still very weak, her remaining life force was no longer draining. In short, she wouldn't die.

"Kushina, how do you feel?"

"I'm alright. I, I don't think I'm going to die!" Kushina responded, struggling but pleasantly surprised as she felt the seal and her life force within her.

"Really?"

Minato's eyes welled up with tears, incredibly excited.

He had been half a second away from performing the hand seals to seal the Nine-Tails and die with Kushina.

He never expected things to turn around like this, with neither of them having to die!

And the method was simply to reseal the Nine-Tails back into Kushina. This, this was too simple!

Those detestable Jinchuriki from other villages had spread so much misinformation, causing him to misjudge. It made him believe that Jinchuriki would surely die after having their Tailed Beast extracted!

Seeing this, Tobirama was also overjoyed.

But amidst his joy, he also thought of more problems.

He remembered the issue of the [Tailed Beast Deterrence System] that Natsu Yuu had discussed before. Too comfortable an environment had indeed caused Konoha to make no progress!

After all these years, Konoha had simply treated Jinchuriki as containers for Tailed Beasts.

They neither actively researched nor actively controlled them.

Until now, they didn't even know the crucial information that 'resealing the Tailed Beast would prevent the Jinchuriki from dying.'

What had the Monkey and the others been doing all these years!

A bunch of useless people!

If Natsu Yuu hadn't arrived with Elder Brother and himself, the Fourth Generation couple would have died here tonight.

How embarrassing would it be if the First Hokage died to seal the Nine-Tails!

He and Elder Brother had left the Nine-Tails behind to help Konoha, but how had it become the source of Konoha's misfortune?

"Thank you! Sir, thank you for telling us!"

"And First Hokage-sama, thank you for your help!"

"Thanks to you, Kushina was able to survive..."

Minato quickly thanked Natsu Yuu and Hashirama with heartfelt gratitude. Otherwise, he might have really followed Kushina to their deaths.

This was a life-saving grace!

"Hahaha! It's nothing. You are both excellent junior ninjas of the village, and you shouldn't have died here. Speaking of which, the Nine-Tails' power is indeed too great! Hahaha..."

Hashirama scratched his head and chuckled foolishly.

The others were speechless, and even felt a sliver of pity for the Nine-Tails.

"But, First Hokage-sama, Second Hokage-sama, how did you appear here?"

"This is a bit complicated to explain."

Hashirama and Tobirama both looked at Natsu Yuu, as if consulting this Sage, whether he could tell Minato the truth.

Natsu Yuu, however, said, "Fourth Generation, take your wife and child back first. I'll explain the specifics when you return."

Minato looked at the weak Kushina and infant Naruto, his heart filled with even more emotion:

"Alright! I'll be back soon."

With that, he picked up Kushina and Naruto and vanished with a Flying Thunder God Technique instant transmission.

"Sir, can we really interact freely with junior ninjas from the future?"

"It's fine, you can interact with some core figures of the village, but it's best not to expose yourselves on a large scale. The time you can stay at this point is very limited."

"Okay, I understand!"

Tobirama understood immediately and already had a plan in mind.

He then immediately turned his head and roared at a few figures not far away:

"Monkey, get over here and take your scolding!"

At this moment.

With Minato's departure, the barrier also gradually dissipated.

Hiruzen Sarutobi, the Third Hokage, who had been anxiously waiting outside the barrier, finally heard Tobirama's voice and felt that familiar Chakra aura.

It wasn't a dream!

It was really the First Hokage-sama and the Second Hokage-sama!

Even though he had guessed Hashirama's identity when he saw the Gate of the Great God and Wood Style easily subdue the Nine-Tails.

Across the entire Shinobi World, besides the Uchiha, only this [God of Shinobi] possessed such power.

How were they resurrected?

Did Minato secretly use [Impure World Reincarnation]? But he shouldn't have learned that forbidden jutsu! And Reanimated Ninja couldn't possibly possess this much power!

Hiruzen's many doubts were interrupted by Tobirama's scolding.

No choice.

He immediately ordered the surrounding Direct Anbu and ninja to keep their distance, then quickly jumped in front of Tobirama and the other two.

"First Hokage-sama, Second Hokage-sama, it really is you!"

Hiruzen exclaimed, involuntarily recalling past times, his eyes starting to water.

"Monkey, it's indeed you. You've grown much older!"

Tobirama was also filled with emotion. After all, he had only parted ways with Hiruzen an hour ago and appointed him to succeed as the Third Hokage.

Now, in the blink of an eye, he saw the elderly Hiruzen from decades later.

It was truly wondrous.

"Second Hokage-sama, how could you be here? Did someone use a forbidden jutsu to summon you?"

"Monkey, your senses have become slow! Does this body of ours look like it's in a summoned state?"

"Ah! Don't tell me you've both been resurrected? This..."

"We'll explain the specifics when the Fourth Generation returns later."

"But Monkey, why are you alone? Where are Danzo and the others?"

"Danzo and Koharu should still be in the village directing the rescue..." Hiruzen immediately explained.

"Where's Kagami?"

Upon hearing Tobirama ask about Kagami Uchiha, Hiruzen's heart suddenly panicked, a fine sweat breaking out on his forehead.

"Kagami is dead?"

How could Hiruzen's hesitation escape Tobirama? Tobirama instantly guessed the truth.

"Yes!"

"How did he die?"

"At the end of the First Shinobi World War, he died to cover our retreat."

"Right after I stayed behind to intercept the Kinkaku Force?"

"Yes. When we retreated, we were also pursued by other Cloud Ninja..."

Kagami's death was indeed an accident.

He was the one who voluntarily stayed behind to cover their retreat.

Given the life-and-death camaraderie between Danzo, Hiruzen, and Kagami at the time, it was impossible for them to harm a teammate.

Danzo back then wasn't so depraved as to betray a comrade; otherwise, he wouldn't have thought of sacrificing himself to cover the retreat.

Although he ultimately didn't say it out loud due to fear, it proved his resolve and beliefs at the time.

However.

After the war ended, the ANBU quietly retrieved and buried Kagami's body. They discovered that Kagami's Sharingan had 'accidentally' disappeared, and Hiruzen had a good guess who took it.

This was also why Hiruzen was inevitably nervous when Tobirama asked about Kagami's situation.

'Defiling a comrade's corpse' was not exactly an honorable act.

It was also his fault for always indulging Danzo, tacitly agreeing to conceal this matter.

Otherwise, the Uchiha would have caused an uproar long ago. The Uchiha clan had its own rules for inventorying and collecting the 'eyes' of fallen clan members. When Madara left Konoha, he took a large batch of Sharingan with him...

"So that's how it is!"

Tobirama nodded, suddenly enlightened.

Now everything made sense.

No wonder Konoha was so wary of the Uchiha now and had forbidden them from intercepting the Nine-Tails.

Given the Uchiha clan's nature, without Kagami as a high-ranking member of Konoha and acting as a lubricant...

It was indeed possible for them to drift further and further away from the village.

Tobirama had always known that there was a faction of hawkish extremists within the Uchiha who followed Madara. Coupled with the Uchiha's inherent personality, If no one mediated and integrated them, an accident would eventually happen!

It was just...

Tobirama never expected that Kagami would die so early!

This disrupted his plans for the entire Uchiha clan's deployment and integration...

Fortunately, he was alive now, and with knowledge of future events, he would definitely be able to change this outcome once he returned!